Spokesperson comments on another fake about Lukashenko
MINSK, 16 March (BelTA) – Natalya Eismont, Press Secretary of the Belarus President, commented on media reports that alleged that one of participants of the Minsk Ski Track relay fell several times on purpose so that the head of state would be able to overtake him. She called such allegations a fake and added that the president does not accept when someone makes losing moves, RIA Novosti reports.
Earlier, the Pool Pervogo Telegram channel published a video showing a skier falling several times in a row next to the president who is skiing on the track. Some Internet users said that the man fell on purpose so that Aleksandr Lukashenko would be able to overtake him. The Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper wrote that Lukashenko's rival fell three times on purpose and, lying in the snow, pretended that he could not get up, so as not to outflank the Belarusian president. The newspaper called the situation absurd.